Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed Leading religious Zionist rabbi, Rosh (Dean of) Yeshivat Beit El, sent a letter to the high school students in Beit El about the Har Nof massacre. To the Dear Students of Bnei Tzvi Yeshiva, During this difficult period, after the terrible massacre in the Har Nof synagogue, our pain is deep, … Read more
Moshe Kempinski As we painfully experienced this week with murder of four innocent civilians in prayer and a young druse policeman who attempted to save them, Israel is constantly facing two spiritual enemies .While one kills us the other tries to destroy our name. The Biblical text warns us that the people of Israel will … Read more
Studying the Book of Ruth (4) — RUTH’s Declaration To listen to more podcasts and leave comments, go to PodCasts. Please do not play on Shabbat. The Meaning Behind Ruth’s words
Rabbi Chanan Morisson “Isaac went out to meditate (lasu’ach) in the field toward evening.” (Gen. 24:63) The meaning of the word lasu’ach is unclear, and is the subject of a dispute among the Biblical commentators. The Rashbam (Rabbi Samuel ben Meir, twelfth century scholar) wrote that it comes from the word si’ach, meaning ‘plant.’ According … Read more
Moshe Kempinski In the Torah portion of Chayei Sarah we read of the lengthy deliberations regarding the purchase of a burial plot for Sarah. Sixteen verses describe the search, the request and finally the purchase of the cave of the Machpelah . In fact there are in fact three such discussions regarding land purchases in … Read more
Studying the Book of Ruth (2) — RUTH,ORPAH AND NAOMI To listen to more podcasts and leave comments, go to PodCasts. Please do not play on Shabbat. DECISIONS WITH IMPLICATIONS
Moshe Kempinski The mainstay of the life of a person of faith is his awareness of a relationship with the Creator based on love and faithfulness .As king David writes; ”But you, O Hashem, are a G-d merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness”( Psalm 86:15 ). The responsibility … Read more
By NAFTALI BENNETT – Op Ed – The New York Times November 5, 2014 JERUSALEM — Recent events in the Middle East are a reminder of how the old models of peace between Israel and the Palestinians are no longer relevant. The time has come to rethink the two-state solution. This past summer, Hamas and … Read more
